Leroy Sane was seen laughing and joking with club captain Vincent Kompany, with the latter seen putting his arm around him for a cuddle.

The mood in the City camp seems incredibly high at the moment with Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne also spotted laughing during the light-hearted training session.

England international, Sterling, who has been in sensational form this season, was pictured smiling as he took part in a fitness drill.

Guardiola has earned several plaudits for the way he has coached Sterling and improved him as a player, with the winger already surpassing his goalscoring haul for Liverpool four years ago and City in the 2015-16 season.

Kyle Walker took to Twitter after the training session to praise the City boss, writing: 'every day's a school day! #mancity'.

With United facing a testing trip to Watford on Tuesday, Guardiola will be eager for his side to pick up another three points to put further distance between them and their second-placed rivals.